مندل
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sauraseni Apabhramsa, from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
مَنْدَل • (mandal) m
- a form of chiromantic fortunetelling comprising the recital of Qurʾān verses and conjuring into the hand
Declension edit
Declension of noun مَنْدَل (mandal)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | مَنْدَل mandal |
الْمَنْدَل al-mandal |
مَنْدَل mandal |
Nominative | مَنْدَلٌ mandalun |
الْمَنْدَلُ al-mandalu |
مَنْدَلُ mandalu |
Accusative | مَنْدَلًا mandalan |
الْمَنْدَلَ al-mandala |
مَنْدَلَ mandala |
Genitive | مَنْدَلٍ mandalin |
الْمَنْدَلِ al-mandali |
مَنْدَلِ mandali |
Further reading edit
- Behnstedt, Peter (1997) Sprachatlas von Syrien., volume 2: Volkskundliche Texte, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 67 seqq.
- Ben-Shammai, Haggai (2017) “From Rabbinic Homilies to Geonic Doctrincal Exegesis. The Story of the Witch of En Dor as a Test Case”, in Exegetical Crossroads. Understanding Scripture in Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the Pre-Modern Orient, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 185 from 163–198
- Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مندل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 652b
- Kazimirski, Albin de Biberstein (1860) “مندل”, in Dictionnaire arabe-français contenant toutes les racines de la langue arabe, leurs dérivés, tant dans l’idiome vulgaire que dans l’idiome littéral, ainsi que les dialectes d’Alger et de Maroc[2] (in French), volume 2, Paris: Maisonneuve et Cie, page 1228b
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Persian مندل (mandal), from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).
Alternative forms edit
- مندله (mendele)
Noun edit
مندل • (mendel)
- a form of chiromantic fortunetelling comprising the recital of Qurʾān verses and conjuring into the hand
- fuzz on the face of a youngster
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
مندل • (mendal)
- Alternative form of ماندال (mandal)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
مندل • (mendil)
- Alternative spelling of مندیل (mendil)
Persian edit
Alternative forms edit
- مندله (mandale)
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [man.dal]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mæn̪.d̪æl̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [män̪.d̪äl]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | mandal |
Dari reading? | mandal |
Iranian reading? | mandal |
Tajik reading? | mandal |
Noun edit
مندل • (mandal)
- the charmed circle of a conjuror
- a kind of drum
Further reading edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مندل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “مندل”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[3] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 1217